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I live alone at 76 years of age and the cost of living has hit hard, I get a pension and savings credit, and I have help with my rent and council tax will I qualify for the winter heating allowance? Thanks
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I believe pension credits does allow the winter fuel payment. Below is taken from the gov payment
You can get a Winter Fuel Payment for Winter 2024 to 2025 if you were born before 23 September 1958.
You must also live in England or Wales and get one of the following:
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income Support
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I live in Northern Ireland and I get Income Related ESA in the support group. We get the couples rate. I am 59 years old and my husband is 78 years old, so the Winter Fuel payment was always based on his eligibility. However he does not get pension credit as he only worked for 19 years in Italy before moving here, so didn't have enough contributions to qualify. So I'm not sure if we'll get it if it's based only on pension credit. The ESA we get is my claim although we get the couples rate, so I'm really worried. Can someone please clarify?0
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Kittylitter_030507 said:I live in Northern Ireland and I get Income Related ESA in the support group. We get the couples rate. I am 59 years old and my husband is 78 years old, so the Winter Fuel payment was always based on his eligibility. However he does not get pension credit as he only worked for 19 years in Italy before moving here, so didn't have enough contributions to qualify. So I'm not sure if we'll get it if it's based only on pension credit. The ESA we get is my claim although we get the couples rate, so I'm really worried. Can someone please clarify?0
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Kittylitter_030507 said:I live in Northern Ireland and I get Income Related ESA in the support group. We get the couples rate. I am 59 years old and my husband is 78 years old, so the Winter Fuel payment was always based on his eligibility. However he does not get pension credit as he only worked for 19 years in Italy before moving here, so didn't have enough contributions to qualify. So I'm not sure if we'll get it if it's based only on pension credit. The ESA we get is my claim although we get the couples rate, so I'm really worried. Can someone please clarify?Proud to have dealt with our debtsStarting debt 2005 £65.7K.
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Kittylitter_030507 said:I live in Northern Ireland and I get Income Related ESA in the support group. We get the couples rate. I am 59 years old and my husband is 78 years old, so the Winter Fuel payment was always based on his eligibility. However he does not get pension credit as he only worked for 19 years in Italy before moving here, so didn't have enough contributions to qualify. So I'm not sure if we'll get it if it's based only on pension credit. The ESA we get is my claim although we get the couples rate, so I'm really worried. Can someone please clarify?0
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nidirect.gov.uk doesn't have any up-to-date info about the WFP, it still refers to 2023/24.
Latest info I can find for NI is a BBC article from 3-4weeks ago saying ministers have to decide what to do, including having to work out how they could fund the shortfall if they wanted to maintain the universal payment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjqe895zv3zo
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Spoonie_Turtle said:nidirect.gov.uk doesn't have any up-to-date info about the WFP, it still refers to 2023/24.
Latest info I can find for NI is a BBC article from 3-4weeks ago saying ministers have to decide what to do, including having to work out how they could fund the shortfall if they wanted to maintain the universal payment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjqe895zv3zo
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ni-winter-fuel-payments-update-29798152
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